以西結書34:25-31

34:25 「我必與他們立平安的約，使惡獸從境內斷絕，他們就必安居在曠野，躺臥在林中。

34:26 我必使他們與我山的四圍成為福源，我也必叫時雨落下，必有福如甘霖而降。

34:27 田野的樹必結果，地也必有出產；他們必在故土安然居住。我折斷他們所負的軛，救他們脫離那以他們為奴之人的手；那時，他們就知道我是耶和華。

34:28 他們必不再作外邦人的掠物，地上的野獸也不再吞吃他們；卻要安然居住，無人驚嚇。

34:29 我必給他們興起有名的植物；他們在境內不再為饑荒所滅，也不再受外邦人的羞辱，

34:30 必知道我、耶和華─他們的上帝是與他們同在的，並知道他們─以色列家是我的民。這是主耶和華說的。

34:31 你們作我的羊，我草場上的羊，乃是以色列人，我也是你們的上帝。這是主耶和華說的。」

25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season; there shall be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those that made bondmen of them. 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, neither shall the beasts of the earth devour them; but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. 29 And I will raise up unto them a plantation for renown, and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither bear the shame of the nations any more. 30 And they shall know that I, Jehovah, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord Jehovah. 31 And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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    這是何等美的畫面！對上帝的子民而言，末日不是可怕的日子，是得自由、得安舒的日子，因為上帝已經勝過一切的惡勢力，賜下真正的和平，是何等美好的狀態啊！

    因此，我們不要害怕將來如何，因為將來是在上帝的掌管之中，雖然過去有許多不如意，不喜歡的事情發生，但是上帝必定拯救我們，使我們在將來的永恆中享受真正的平安與喜樂！

    我們心中要盼望主耶穌快再來，真正做王，使我們享受永生無限，就是與主永遠在一起！

以西結書34:17-24

34:17 「我的羊群哪，論到你們，主耶和華如此說：我必在羊與羊中間、公綿羊與公山羊中間施行判斷。

34:18 你們這些肥壯的羊，在美好的草場吃草還以為小事嗎？剩下的草，你們竟用蹄踐踏了；你們喝清水，剩下的水，你們竟用蹄攪渾了。

34:19 至於我的羊，只得吃你們所踐踏的，喝你們所攪渾的。

34:20 「所以，主耶和華如此說：我必在肥羊和瘦羊中間施行判斷。

34:21 因為你們用脅用肩擁擠一切瘦弱的，又用角牴觸，以致使牠們四散。

34:22 所以，我必拯救我的群羊不再作掠物；我也必在羊和羊中間施行判斷。

34:23 我必立一牧人照管他們，牧養他們，就是我的僕人大衛。他必牧養他們，作他們的牧人。

34:24 我─耶和華必作他們的上帝，我的僕人大衛必在他們中間作王。這是耶和華說的。

17 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord Jehovah:Behold, I judge between sheep and sheep, the rams and the he- goats. 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? 19 And as for my sheep, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet, and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet.

20 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto them:Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. 21 Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 22 therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between sheep and sheep. 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them; I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

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    上帝要透過耶穌基督來牧養群羊，是群羊能夠因著耶穌基督為王的公義獲得拯救，使強壯的羊不要欺壓弱小的羊，反過來效法基督來照顧弱小的羊，使羊群有真正的和平！

    所以在教會中不是比恩賜、才能或權力，而是要能放下自己的地位、尊榮、名聲，向主耶穌一般來接納、照顧那些卑微不被人看重與尊敬的人，使祂們知道自己在上帝的眼中是美好與寶貴的！

    人常常是把別人壓抑來展現自己的偉大，但是在上帝國的偉大是要如同基督一樣成全聖徒，這樣才是真正的偉大！身為教會的牧者，更是要如此，成全弟兄姊妹成為上帝的兒女，尊榮自己的羊！

以西結書34:11-16

34:11 「主耶和華如此說：看哪，我必親自尋找我的羊，將牠們尋見。

34:12 牧人在羊群四散的日子怎樣尋找他的羊，我必照樣尋找我的羊。這些羊在密雲黑暗的日子散到各處，我必從那裡救回牠們來。

34:13 我必從萬民中領出牠們，從各國內聚集牠們，引導牠們歸回故土，也必在以色列山上─一切溪水旁邊、境內一切可居之處─牧養牠們。

34:14 我必在美好的草場牧養牠們。牠們的圈必在以色列高處的山上，牠們必在佳美之圈中躺臥，也在以色列山肥美的草場吃草。

34:15 主耶和華說：我必親自作我羊的牧人，使牠們得以躺臥。

34:16 失喪的，我必尋找；被逐的，我必領回；受傷的，我必纏裹；有病的，我必醫治；只是肥的壯的，我必除滅，也要秉公牧養牠們。

“For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.  As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his sheep that have been scattered, so will I seek out my sheep, and I will rescue them from all places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.  And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. And I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the ravines, and in all the inhabited places of the country.  I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel.  I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God.  I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them in justice.

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    上帝透過先知宣告祂的作為：「看哪，我必親自尋找我的羊，將牠們尋見」。這告訴我們上帝是主動來尋找祂的亡羊，讓羊群重新回到上帝的面前，不再是沒有牧人的羊，並且是上帝親自為牧羊人！

    而這些四散的羊，要重新回到以色列的故土，也再次讓我們知道上帝對自己的選民並沒有忘記，要讓他們再次回到上帝的眷顧中，不管他們過去是如何，是怎樣的環境，都要再歸回！

    正如先知又宣告的：「我必親自作我羊的牧人，使牠們得以躺臥。失喪的，我必尋找；被逐的，我必領回；受傷的，我必纏裹；有病的，我必醫治；只是肥的壯的，我必除滅，也要秉公牧養牠們。」

    這裡上帝說到：「只是肥的壯的，我必除滅」！這是要告訴我們：在上帝面前要謙卑，不可以自以為是，更是不可以爭競搶奪，把一切的利益自享而不與弟兄姊妹分享，只知高抬自己，只知自己的好處，這些都是主所不喜悅的！我們要謹慎，不可忽略弱小的弟兄姊妹，因為這些弟兄姊妹是主所疼惜，所看為寶貝的！

以西結書34:7-10

34:7 「所以，你們這些牧人要聽耶和華的話。

34:8 主耶和華說：我指著我的永生起誓，我的羊因無牧人就成為掠物，也作了一切野獸的食物。我的牧人不尋找我的羊；這些牧人只知牧養自己，並不牧養我的羊。

34:9 所以你們這些牧人要聽耶和華的話。

34:10 主耶和華如此說：我必與牧人為敵，必向他們的手追討我的羊，使他們不再牧放群羊；牧人也不再牧養自己。我必救我的羊脫離他們的口，不再作他們的食物。」

“Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:  As I live, declares the Lord God, surely because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep,  therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:  Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand and put a stop to their feeding the sheep. No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves. I will rescue my sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them.

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    上帝透過先知譴責那些不盡責的牧人，要將他們的牧羊之權利奪回，使他們不再做牧羊的人。這也讓我們知道上帝要滅猶大和以色列的原因，因為那些為領袖的，沒有做好領袖之責。

    同樣，今日我們在教會牧會的人，也要常常警醒自己有沒有完成上帝的託付，還是將自己的利益擺在前面呢？我們要忠心的牧養主的羊，才會得著主的賞賜，才對得起主的呼召！

    求主幫助，讓我們為主耶穌的緣故，好好牧主用寶血所贖回來的羊群，這是主付出重價所召回來的羊，若沒有保守他們到見主面，是虧欠上帝的慈愛與拯救，主必追討喔！